Power Grab

by Moo, G. Gregory

• ISBN13: 9780895263155
• ISBN10: 0895263157
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Regnery Pub

Summary

Exposes the National Education Association (NEA) for what it really is and provides a hands-on guide for teachers, parents, and communities to increase their voices in bringing education back to the children.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Peter Brimelow
Prologue: ``Power Unmatched By Any Other''	xi
SECTION ONE NEA: Past, Present, and Future	1	(34)
From Small Beginnings	3	(16)
NEA: Present and Future	19	(16)
SECTION TWO Taking Control of Teachers	35	(56)
Teachers: Taking Role	37	(12)
NEA's Control of Teachers: The Carrot and the Stick	49	(42)
SECTION THREE NEA: Gaining Control of Policy-Setting and Management Authority at the Local Level	91	(66)
Controlling Local Control	93	(28)
The Unholy Alliance: Faust Comes to Public Education	121	(36)
SECTION FOUR NEA: Gaining Control of Legislative and Regulatory Authority at the National Level	157	(50)
The Partnership: NEA and the Federal Government	159	(28)
Federal Follies: NEA's Dance of Politics and Power	187	(20)
SECTION FIVE Old Beginnings: A Return to Local Control	207	(74)
Foundations for Change	209	(22)
Coloring Outside the Lines	231	(16)
Final Test: How to Regain Control	247	(34)
Appendix A	281	(6)
Appendix B	287	(10)
Notes	297	(34)
Index	331